Nicolas Gill
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| Born | April 24, 1972 Montreal, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) (2004)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Shichidan (7th dan[2]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Shidokan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Antoine Valois-Fortier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicolas Gill (born April 24, 1972 in Montreal, Quebec) is a judoka from Canada, who won two Olympic medals in his career. He first did so at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he won the bronze medal in the middleweight (86 kg) division. Eight years later, when Sydney hosted the Summer Olympics, Gill captured the silver medal in the men's half-heavyweight (100 kg) category. He competed in four consecutive Olympics, starting in 1992.
Gill was Canada's flag bearer in the opening ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A mild controversy developed after it was revealed that Gill had made comments in favour of Quebec separatism, and had voted yes in the 1995 Quebec referendum.[3]
In 2007, he received the prix reconnaissance from UQAM[4] as a TÉLUQ student.[1]
He has since become a coach; one of his athletes Antoine Valois-Fortier, won a bronze medal at the London 2012 Summer Games.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Nicolas Gill". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ Shidokan Judo Club
- ^ "Judoka Nicolas Gill selected to carry the Canadian flag at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens". Canadian Olympic Committee. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ UQAM | Entrevues | En route vers ses 5es Jeux olympiques
- ^ Brydon, James (2012-07-31). "Valois-Fortier Wins Bronze in Men's Judo". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
External links
- Videos of Nicolas Gill in action (judovision.org)
- Canadian Olympic Committee
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Canadian male judoka
- Canadian people of Indian descent
- Olympic judoka of Canada
- Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Pan American Games medalists in judo
- Goodwill Games medalists in judo